Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] water resistance?
From: "animal" <s.jessurun95@chello.nl>
Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 19:19:32 +0200
References: <01d401c251cd$70bfaab0$388a8418@symkeehx5nw8g8> <5.1.0.14.2.20020901121824.02902ec0@infoave.net>

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From: "Tina Manley" <images@InfoAve.Net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 6:23 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] water resistance?


> Well, since there are no sensitive electronics that get ruined by a drop
of
> rain, I'd say the M6 is more weather resistant.  I wouldn't advise that
> anybody try what I have done, but I've washed the M's out in clean water
> after a dunking in rivers and mud, air-dried them (or put them close to
the
> fire ;-) ), and continued to use them.  I do send them in for cleaning
> after I get back from a trip like that.  I don't think there are many
> top-of-the-line SLR pro bodies that I could wash, dry and continue to use.
>
> Tina
>
> Agreed the controls on my f5 became jammed after a drop of tea was spilled
on them(no sugar).
Thanks for all replies
simon


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